{"id":61005,"date":"2016-01-03T01:37:03","date_gmt":"2016-01-02T23:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/sa-tourism-bouncing-back-sa-in-the-news\/"},"modified":"2016-01-03T01:37:03","modified_gmt":"2016-01-02T23:37:03","slug":"sa-tourism-bouncing-back-sa-in-the-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/sa-tourism-bouncing-back-sa-in-the-news\/","title":{"rendered":"SA <b>tourism<\/b> bouncing back &#8211; SA in the News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SA <b>tourism<\/b> bouncing back<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nJohannesburg &#8211; South Africa is bouncing back from the severe tourism slump it suffered after the introduction of strict new visa requirements for foreign visitors earlier this year, says Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom. \u201cReports from tour operators and &#8230;<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/business\/news\/sa-tourism-bouncing-back-1.1955794\">Independent Online<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>KSA, S. <b>Africa<\/b> seek closer <b>tourism<\/b> ties<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nThis is according to Derek Hanekom, South Africa&#39;s tourism minister, who said that he recently met with Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage, whom he has invited to visit South Africa. The &#8230;<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/saudi-arabia\/news\/851101\">Arab News<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Minister of <b>Tourism<\/b> in the shark pit \u2013 Derek Hanekom goes cage diving<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nSA&#39;s Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom took a plunge into the icy blue ocean on Thursday, 17 December, into a literal shark pit off Gansbaai. The Minister and his wife Patricia, hosted by Marine Dynamics on their iconic custom-built shark cage dive &#8230;<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/traveller24.news24.com\/Explore\/SAHolidayGuide\/minister-of-tourism-in-the-shark-pit-derek-hanekom-goes-cage-diving-20151218\">News24<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>South Africa<\/b>: SA <b>Tourism<\/b> Income Increases<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nTotal income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 8.4% in October 2015 compared with October 2014 as measured in nominal terms, Statistics SA said on Monday. Income from accommodation increased by 7.1% year-on-year in October 2015,&nbsp;&#8230;<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201512080450.html\">AllAfrica.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>H.E. Derek Hanekom, Minister of Tourism, South Africa<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"Tourism South Africa\"\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7667\/16971060788_bdd6d79338.jpg\" width=\"700\"\/><br \/>\n<i>Image by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/78618717@N07\/16971060788\">World Travel &#038; Tourism Council<\/a><\/i><br \/>\nWTTC Global Summit 2015<\/p>\n<p>\nThis <em>&#8220;Tourism South Africa&#8221;<\/em> image was automatically curated and published with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wprobot.net\/?ref=578\" target=\"_blank\">WP Robot<\/a> plugin &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wprobot.net\/?ref=578\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to learn more about <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wprobot.net\/?ref=578\" target=\"_blank\">WP Robot for WordPress<\/a> &#8211; a massive time and money saver.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCgzgeTm3pKPjkFy4WHrH8xA\">Visit the MyPE YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>List your event on www.MyZA.co.za for free &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/add-your-event\/\">click here<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n<p><small>These <em>Tourism South Africa<\/em> Yahoo news snippets were automatically curated and published with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wprobot.net\/?ref=578\" target=\"_blank\">WP Robot<\/a> plugin &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wprobot.net\/?ref=578\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to learn more about <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wprobot.net\/?ref=578\" target=\"_blank\">WP Robot for WordPress<\/a> &#8211; a massive time and money saver.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCgzgeTm3pKPjkFy4WHrH8xA\">Visit the MyPE YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SA tourism bouncing back Johannesburg &#8211; South Africa is bouncing back from the severe tourism slump it suffered after the introduction of strict new visa requirements for foreign visitors earlier this year, says Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom. \u201cReports from tour operators and &#8230; Read more on Independent Online KSA, S. 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